Jacksonville (Florida)

Rick Scott's Cuts Dilute Water Laws, Endanger Sea Life

MIA Brewing's Eddie Leon's Secret to Beating Florida's System: Start a Distribution Company

Florida's three-tier alcohol distribution system prevents manufacturers from distributing their own product to retailers or customers, but Eddie Leon from Most Wanted Brewery--now known as MIA Brewing Company--found a work-around: invest in a new distribution company. Under Florida's beer statute ... More >>

Miami Cold Case Murder Solved With Recovered Memories

Florida Woman Arrested for Extorting Married Man She Met on "Sugar Daddy" Website

A 56-year-old married Las Vegas man only identified as "H.T." decided to add some spice to his life, so he paid for a membership to SugarDaddyForMe.com and began talking to who he thought was a hot, blonde, 21-year-old Florida co-ed. Instead his online fling was actually with Stephanie Starling, a 2 ... More >>

Puerto Rico's Wave of Drugs and Brazen Murders Reverberates to Miami

See the slide show "Puerto Rico Awash in Violence and Drugs."

Rat Bastard's International Noise Conference: Insane 135-Act Lineup, Celebrates 10 Years

According to the Internet, a ten year anniversary is to be celebrated with diamonds. Because "a marriage that lasts ten years is as durable and beautiful as a diamond."Now, "durable" and "beautiful" may not be the first words one associates with Frank "Rat Bastard" Falestra's annual International N ... More >>

Mayan Calendar Predictions vs. Miami Reality

Miami Ranks Fifth in Foreclosures As Florida Reigns As Underwater Real Estate Capital

With Miami's luxury market going bananas again and Indian Creek mansions hawking for $47 million a pop, it's easy to forget that the average Dade homeowner is still deeper underwater than James Cameron's submarine. In fact, a new report out this morning says Miami now has the fifth highest rate of f ... More >>

Miami Bass Super Fest: A Four-Part Guide to Booty Duty, From 69 Boyz to JT Money

Putting together a proper showcase for classic Miami bass music in 2012 has proven to be a tall order. Early this year, Uncle Luke hyped up a 20-date "Lollapolooza of Bass music that he was planning for the summer, featuring a fully reunited 2 Live Crew and support from DJ Magic Mike, the 69 Boyz ... More >>

Tragedy Again Strikes Carol City High In Shooting Death of Teenager

Also read: "The Curse: Six students in Carol City's tragic class of 2006 were murdered. Hope survives." For most people, the death of 18-year-old Carol City resident Paul Royal is simply a tragedy. A bright young man, one month away from starting college, gunned down by unknown assailants, lead ... More >>

Miami is the Fourth Most "Fashion Conscious" City in America (We Buy a Lot of Designer Clothes)

London, Paris, Milan ... Miami? According to research from Bundle.com, Miami is one of America's most fashion conscious cities. Which isn't to say that we dress well, just that we spend a lot of money on expensive designer clothes.As Dolly Parton once said, "It takes a lot of money to look this chea ... More >>

South Florida Athletes Kick Ass in Fringe, Extreme Sports

View a slide show of South Florida's amateur athletes.

Florida Protects Banking Giant Lender Processing Services, Ignores Hurting Homeowners

Local Food in Miami: Phonies, Freeloaders, and the Real Deal

Flickr CCJeff McInnis grew up among a family of farmers. As the chef and partner at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, he strongly advocates a farm-to-table ethic."People should know where the food they are eating is coming from," he says. "It's the responsibility of all chefs to know as well, and t ... More >>

Miami Port Deep Dredge Gets Green Light in Tallahassee, Environmentalists Outraged

​Carlos Lopez-Cantera is having a helluva week in Tallahassee. On Monday, the Miami-based state rep requested an amendment to Florida law so that the City of Miami wouldn't have to pay taxes on the new Marlins Stadium parking garages -- never mind that such an exemption is probably unconstitutiona ... More >>

Miami's Robert Battle brings Alvin Ailey to the Arsht Center

Otis Wallace, Florida City's "mayor for life," is corrupt with power

Lavont Flanders Sentenced to Life In Prison For Making Rape Porn

Lavont Flanders, Jr. was sentenced to life in prison yesterday​Lavont Flanders will spend life in prison, a federal judge decided yesterday. The former Miami Beach cop was convicted in December of more than a dozen counts related to drugging and raping women on camera. The films were then sold aro ... More >>

Miami's New Pop-Up Gallery Gives Us Wood (In a Pile)

​The centerpiece of Sam Trioli's outdoor pop-up art exhibit in Wynwood might look like a wood pile, but in reality it is... well, a wood pile."When you see a wood pile you see pure function," Trioli explained. "It is also a very temporary structure. You build a wood pile and it disappears the next ... More >>

Lavont Flanders, ex-cop rapist, struck again after prosecutors let him free

Rape Porn Continued As Prosecutors Bungled Case Against Ex-Cop Lavont Flanders

​Last December, a federal jury convicted Lavont Flanders Jr. and Emerson Callum on 32 combined counts of fraud and sex trafficking.It was a gut-wrenching crime. Prosecutors proved that Flanders, an ex-cop, had duped and drugged women in order for Callum -- a Jamaican porn star performing under the ... More >>

B.B. King Plays the Blues at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, January 4

​B.B. King Knight Concert Hall Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Wednesday, January 4, 2011 Better Than: A nice, big bottle of chilled Arbor Mist. A half-century ago, Riley "Blues Boy" King and his fine, fat-bodied guitar, Lucille, would make regular wintertime trips to Miami for some rockin', rollin ... More >>

Florida Man Arrested for Hacking Scarlett Johansson's Nude Pictures

​Christopher Chaney, a Florida man, has been arrested for hacking into dozens of email accounts belonging to celebrities and others in the entertainment industry. Chaney has been confirmed to be the man who leaked nude pictures of Scarlett Johansson online, but also targeted other celebr ... More >>

Florida Man Shot At By "Woman" He Met on Facebook: "Stuff Like That Don't Happen on Twitter"

​Oh, you're still complaining about the Facebook redesign? Just be grateful the site didn't lead to you being shot by a man you thought was a woman. Jacksonville, Florida resident and Twitter enthusiast Christopher Harris had only recently returned to the cold embrace of Mark Zucker ... More >>

Former Florida Gov. Claude Kirk, "a Tree-Shakin' Son of a Bitch," Dies at 85

​Former Florida Gov. Claude Kirk has died at the age of 85. Taking office in 1967, Kirk was Florida's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and the first Republican governor elected in a Southern state in modern times. Kirk is remembered for his outsize personality and flair for controver ... More >>

Elroy Phillips sits in prison despite proof of his innocence

Lime Fresh Mexican Sues Lime Truck: Lime vs. Lime

​Our sister publication, OC Weekly, broke the news that>Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, the Miami-based chain that's slowly taking over South Florida with nine locations and more to come, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Irvine California's Lime Truck. It all started when The Lime T ... More >>

Luther Campbell: Still nasty, an excerpt from Ben Westhoff's new book, Dirty South

Miami is America's Fourth Most Fast Food Loving City

​The Daily Beast opens up its latest little listicle with this supposedly stunning little factoid: "In Miami, there are twice as many Burger King locations than tanning salons." Of course, Miami is home to both the corporate headquarters of BK and the unofficial US capitol of natural sunshine, so ... More >>

Rick Scott Wants to Hand Pick Which Reporters Get to Cover Him

​One of the oldest ideals of this country is freedom of the press, an idea taken even further here in Florida thanks to the Sunshine Law. However, newly elected Governor Rick Scott seems to have some trouble fully grasping the idea of a free press and apparently wants to hand pick which reporters ... More >>

After battling Castro, James Cason takes on Coral Gables

International Noise Conference Announces Another Bout of Chaos February 10

Photo by Mike NunnGet yr noise with Clang Quartet.​Hey noiseniks, it's almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole th ... More >>

Crash Course: 411-PAIN network will line their pockets with your insurance money

Farid Khavari, Iranian-Born Outsider Candidate, Calls Sink and Scott 'Economic Terrorists'

The terrorist-samba in action.Farid Khavari would like to have a word with you over your radio airwaves. The outsider candidate for governor has bought some ad time to let you know that, while his name may lead the prejudiced and idiotic to believe he's an Osama-lovin' al Qaeda operative, he's reall ... More >>

Miami Beach's reefer revolution

SoBe is ground zero in the battle to decriminalize pot.

Disco Rick's Top Ten Strippers Under 40: Tipdrill, Spyda & Magic, Pinkey, and More

Disco RickRick, Mufasa of South Florida strip joints, with dancer Tipdrill​Lists. They're arbitrary, subjective, equal parts enraging and traffic-baiting. Every day there's a new top ten gassiest this or best that. Yet they persist. They're comforting, helping us organize our increasingl ... More >>

Supreme Court gives rapist Dewayne Pinacle another chance

The Supreme Court Has Given Rapist Dewayne Pinacle a Second Chance

Last November, we wrote about Dewayne Pinacle, one of the 77 juveniles in Florida serving a life term in prison for a crime other than murder. His crimes, we wrote, "make the case that some young defendants deserve a life behind bars." Dewayne Pinacle, who raped a UM student 20 years ago, will ... More >>

Did friendship cost Rothstein lawyer Melissa Lewis her life?

Blues Wunderkind Ben Robinson Plays Bardot This Friday, April 9

Ben Robinson was 13 years old when he first played on The Late Show with David Letterman. That was 10 years ago, and now, at age 23, this one-time child prodigy has turned into one of the best undiscovered bluesmen of the 21st century. These days, Robinson boasts a new independent album to his credi ... More >>

Dalia Dippolito might have tried to kill her husband, but he was no saintly victim

Clifton Childree's Craziness

A filmmaker and genius with a junk obsession talks shop.

Sham Marriage Hell

Bigamy charges and dozens of people busted after fake weddings: It must be South Florida.

The Life and Death of Adrian Ellis

Star football player, convict, politician left his mark on South Miami

117 Dead

Since 2000, dozens have died in county jails. Poor medical care has contributed to the problem.

Classical Hip-Hop

Closing in on Baba

The Amazing Crespo!

Whether agitating on behalf of Florida's film industry or aiming cruel barbs at state officials, ex-con activist Al Crespo is a gadfly with an attitude